Officials are hoping the strategy will force the workers out of the mineshaft and to the surface, where they will be arrested ...

The South African government says it has put together a team including mine rescue experts to come up with a plan to bring to ...

Government has noted and welcomed S&P Global Rating’s decision to revise South Africa’s outlook to positive from stable and affirm the sovereign’s long-term foreign and local currency debt ratings at ...

South Africa’s government says it will not help an estimated 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North ...

Ratings agency S&P revised South Africa’s outlook to “positive” from “stable” on Friday, citing plans for accelerated ...

Illegal miners are called "zama zama" ("take a chance" in Zulu) and operate in abandoned mines in the mineral-rich country.

South African police were in a standoff on Thursday with hundreds of illegal miners believed to be underground in a disused ...

Authorities in South Africa have cut off supplies to nearly 4,000 illegal gold miners hiding underground, as the government ...

The move by the government is part of Operation Vala Umgodi, or "Close the Hole", which is directed at illegal mining ...

South Africa’s government says it won’t help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West province who have been denied access to basic supplies as part of an official ...

South Africa will be unable to shed its "junk" credit rating for years to come, credit analysts said, despite investor ...

South Africa declared a national disaster after floods and storms caused widespread damage in the country, allowing the ...